Stephen Conway

The Right Reverend Stephen Conway SCP
Bishop of Ely
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
Elected	6 December 2010
Installed	5 March 2011
Predecessor	Anthony Russell
Other posts	Bishop of Ramsbury (2006–2010)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1986
Consecration	22 June 2006 by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born	22 December 1957
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Partner	not married
Profession	formerly teacher
Alma mater	Keble College, Oxford

Stephen David Conway SCP (born 22 December 1957) is a British Anglican bishop. Since December 2010, he has been the Bishop of Ely. From 2006 to 2010, he was the Bishop of Ramsbury, an area bishop (before 2009) and then suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Salisbury.

Early life and education

Conway was educated at Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School, Keble College, Oxford, and Selwyn College, Cambridge.^[1][2]

Conway was a teacher before entering the priesthood.^[3] He trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

Conway was ordained in 1987.^[4] His ecclesiastical career began with a curacy at Heworth, Tyne and Wear, after which he was Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Durham and then priest in charge (and subsequently vicar) of Cockerton. From here he became senior chaplain to the Bishop of Durham, Michael Turnbull, and subsequently Archdeacon of Durham.

Episcopal ministry

On 2 May 2006, his nomination as Bishop of Ramsbury was announced,^[5] and he was consecrated on 22 June 2006.^[6][7] He was the last area bishop under that diocese's 1981–2009 area scheme.^[8] Following the retirement of David Stancliffe as Bishop of Salisbury in July 2010, Conway was made responsible for the administration of that diocese. On 31 August 2010, it was announced that he would be the next Bishop of Ely.^[2] He was elected by the College of Canons at Ely on 18 October 2010, and the election was confirmed by the provincial court on 6 December 2010, at which point he legally became the Bishop of Ely.^[9] His installation and enthronement was held in Ely Cathedral on 5 March 2011.^[9]

In accordance with constitutional practice, upon becoming the twenty-sixth most senior bishop in the Church of England (after the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester, and the nineteen other longest serving Bishops), Conway became one of the Lords Spiritual of the House of Lords on 4 June 2014.^[10] He was introduced to the House on Monday, 7 July 2014.^[11]

Styles

• Stephen Conway (1957–c1986)
• The Reverend Stephen Conway (c1986–2002)
• The Venerable Stephen Conway (2002–2006)
• The Right Reverend Stephen Conway (2006–present)

References

1. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
2. Diocese of Ely, 10 Downing Street website, 31 August 2010.
3. "A New Bishop in Wiltshire". BBC Local Wiltshire. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
5. Official Nomination of Suffragan See of Ramsbury, 10 Downing Street website, 2 May 2006.
6. Northern Echo — Standing Tall
7. The London Gazette: no. 58012. p. 8197. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
8. Salisbury Diocesan Synod minutes – 99th session, 7 November 2009 p. 3 (Accessed 23 April 2014)
9. Diocese of Ely – March 5th date set for Installation and Children's Event (Accessed 11 April 2014)
10. "Bishop of Ely". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
11. "House of Lords Business: Monday 7 July 2014 at 2.30 pm". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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